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Bank of England wants tougher rules for bank takeovers after Greensill
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Parliament should consider toughening up the rules on who can take control of a bank in light of what happened to Wyelands Bank following the collapse of Greensill Capi...
Jun 23, 2021
French court overturns ruling saying sale of cannabidiol is illegal
PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest appeals court on Wednesday overturned a ruling that stores in the country can't legally sell cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotic compound related to cannabis that is ...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. continues to vote against U.N. call to end Cuba embargo
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday continued Washington's tradition of voting against an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution ...
Jun 23, 2021
National antitrust watchdogs want more say in enforcing EU tech rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German and French antitrust watchdogs and their counterparts in the other 25 EU countries on Wednesday argued for a bigger role in enforcing proposed tough new rul...
Jun 23, 2021
South Africa’s health regulator to assess efficacy of Sinopharm vaccine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's health regulator said on Wednesday it had received documentation for China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine and will evaluate the data to assess the efficacy of the...
Jun 23, 2021
Russians detained in Chad desert say they are tourists
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - A group of Russians detained by the police in a part of northern Chad where the army has been battling a rebel invasion from Libya said on Wednesday that they were tourists who h...
Jun 23, 2021
Saudi-led coalition destroys 4 Houthi drones headed towards kingdom -state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday its air defences had destroyed four explosive-laden drones launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards the kingdo...
Jun 23, 2021
Threats and violence mark pandemic debate in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
By Gabriel Stargardter OLIMPIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Jose Antonio Arantes, a Brazilian newspaper editor and radio host, awoke around 4 a.m. on a morning in March to find his house had been set on fire. ...
Jun 23, 2021
Soccer-Sinclair to lead Canadian women’s team in her fourth Olympics
(Reuters) - Christine Sinclair, the all-time international goal-scoring record holder, was named to her fourth Olympic squad on Wednesday and will headline a Canadian roster at the Tokyo Games that fe...
Jun 23, 2021
Biogen working to speed up confirmatory study for approved Alzheimer’s drug
(Reuters) - Biogen Inc and partner Eisai Co Ltd said on Wednesday they were working to speed up completion of a confirmatory trial of their controversial Alzheimer's drug that was recently given an ac...
Jun 23, 2021
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